Letting go......... / BeagleBone Black

[Skipp]

I love the plethora of microcontroller development boards and SBC out there, they appeal to me on so many levels (aesthetics, technology, ingenuity, versatility, complexity, etc) and the boundless possibilities they open up captivate me. I've had a few, including, Picaxe, various Arduinos,Intel Edison, Beaglebone Black, MicroPython, Arduboy, Gambuino, PocketChip. BUT I'm lazy, busy, unfocused and short on free time!

I've decided that keeping them just because I love the idea of them is pointless; it is just clutter that makes me feel guilty for not doing something amazing (or even mundane) with them. But it does still hurt to get rid of them, admitting failure/defeat and watching all the possibilities they promised disappear.

To help me focus I'm going to try and stick to 1 or 2 and not buy any more unless a previous one is used in a project or 'passed on'. Logically Arduino is a good one to hang on to just because of its ubiquity and community support. The second one I think I will keep is the PocketChip as it is totally self contained and very versatile (being a Linux SBC).

Anyway, all this cathartic preamble is leading up to: Anyone want to buy an early Rev. BeagleBone Black that has probably been powered up for less than 5 hours in its life before it goes on eBay? If you have a specific project you need it for please do let me know.

[Alex Gibson]

Yes please, as conversely it’s about the only one I haven’t tried for 3D printing.

 

Or even better, would you like to swap it for good quality Arduino clones?

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[SS]

Emailed Alex a few times but no reply...

Anyone interested before it goes on eBay?

[Alex Gibson]

Sorry Skipp!!  Did not get your PM because over zealous spam filter! Just got them now.

Would you like to call me on 07813810765 when you get a second, can talk Arduinos and I would be pleased to go for the bbb!

Cheers

Alex

Tapped on my mobile phone.

On 27 Jul 2016, at 23:39, SS <1breaki...@gmail.com> wrote:

Emailed Alex a few times but no reply...

Anyone interested before it goes on eBay?

[SS]

My BBB has found it's new home - hope it does everything you need (and more!) Alex.

[Ashfaq Juna]

Any picaxe stuff available? ?

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[Alex Gibson]

Thanks Skipp – It arrived safely yesterday and as soon as I finish my current project I will put it to use with one of these:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiHoCD9oeeE

 

 

 

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[SS]

Sorry, that all went as a job lot on eBay a couple of weeks ago.